Ask HN: How common is it for people to come back to a previous employer?

Re:Ask HN: How common is it for people to come back to a pre... by lianna-vba on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @01:29PM (#30768960)

It happens sometimes for any number of reasons. At GE people wrote 'see you soon! :)' on a co-worker's retirement card because retirees typically would return as a contractor doing the exact same job.

Perhaps less common, Larry David rage quit his writing job at SNL on Saturday and returned to the office Monday like nothing happened [0].

[0] https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/10/larry-david-re-enact...

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Re:Ask HN: How common is it for people to come back to a pre... by laci27 on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @01:43PM (#30769123)

Yes, it's also an episode of Seinfeld when George quits and acts like he was joking:)

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Re:Ask HN: How common is it for people to come back to a pre... by compsciphd on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @05:20AM (#30776581)

the retire and come back as contractor is one of the problems with defined benefit (i.e. pension) plans vs defined contributions. there's no real point in doing that if its defined contributions (its your money). In a defined benefit, it only becomes yours upon actually leaving employment and hence you have these gimics. happens in govt too.

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